Re: A unique Wisconsin whiskey - Queen Jennie Sorghum Whiskey

Originally Posted by Jono

The way they describe the TTB approval....if the plant has grain it might qualify...no Agave "whiskey".

I would think to be considered a whiskey it would need to be distilled from the grain and not from the juices extracted from the stalks and stems of a grain producing plant. I am assuming that the Queen Jennie Sorghum Whiskey is distilled from sorghum molasses and not the grain.

Sugarcane has seeds that I guess could be considered a grain. From Wikipedia, " Sugarcane belongs to the grass family (Poaceae), an economically important seed plant family that includes maize, wheat, rice, and sorghum and many forage crops." Could rum be a subset of whiskey? I have a tune stuck in my head that just wouldn't sound right if I was yelling out "agave whiskey" at the appropriate times.

Re: A unique Wisconsin whiskey - Queen Jennie Sorghum Whiskey

I agree, the actual reg states grain....not stalks, etc. How they got the ok is beyond me....the only other way would be if they
had used the grain produced syrup I noted above. That was not indicated.

Re: A unique Wisconsin whiskey - Queen Jennie Sorghum Whiskey

Re: A unique Wisconsin whiskey - Queen Jennie Sorghum Whiskey

That certainly would complicate the reg definition of "whisky": The Class definition states:
"Spirits distilled from a fermented mash of grain at less than 95% alcohol by volume (190 proof) having
the taste, aroma and characteristics generally attributed to whisky and bottled at not less than 40% alcohol
by volume (80 proof).

RUMı Spirits distilled from the fermented juice of sugar cane, sugar cane syrup, sugar cane molasses or other
sugar cane by-products
(Sorghum is not listed because it is not a sugar cane).

DISTILLED SPIRITS
SPECIALTY
· Distilled spirits not defined under
any other class
· Generally, any class and/or type
of distilled spirits that contain or
are treated with flavoring and/or
coloring materials and/or
nonstandard blending or treating
materials or processes
· NO DEFINED TYPE(S)
UNDER THIS CLASS
· PRODUCT DEFINITION IS
UNIQUE TO COMPOSITION
AND PRODUCTION OF THE
DISTILLED SPIRITS
PRODUCTı